Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-01
MARINE DISASTER.
One Hundred and Forty Persons
Lost at Sea.

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LONDON, Nov. 21.-The Netherlands line
steamer w. W. Scholten which sailed from
Rotterdam for New York Saturday, came
into collision at eleven o'clock Saturday
night with the steamer Rosa Mary and
sunk almost instantly. The Scholten had
On hand passengers aud crew to the num-
Der Of 2S0, and OF these only ninety are
known to have been saved. OF the re-
manning 140twenty-seven have been landed
1t Dover dead, and fears are entertained
that the others were also lost, thong a few
OF them may have been picked up by pass
ing vessels.
As soon as news Of the disaster reached
Dover vessels were sent to the rescue, but
it does not as yet appear, with the excep-
ton Of the ninety persons rescued and
brought here by the steamer Edrc, that
any lives have been saved. The steamer
Rosa Mary is lying of Ramsgate with her
bows badly stove aud her timbers strained.
The heads OF the Scholten's uasts are vIsl-
bic above the water from the Dover pier.
A dense fog prevailed when the collision
occurred, and the Schoiten was moving at
half speed. No warning of the collision
was gwen, the sudden shock OF the contac t
on the port bow having been the first iuti-
nation TO the officers OF the Dutch steamer
OF the proximity OF another vessel.
The Officers OF the SchOlten deny that the
passengers On board the steamer were j
bed, but it Is the fact nevertheless that
most Of them rushed upon the deck in thei
night clothes Immediately after the col
hsiOn. As soon AS the extent OF the dam
age TO the vessel was ascertained the order
was given to lower the boats. The ship
carried five boats, but only two OF then,
were available, the other three being I'M
seaworthy. The two sound boats were
lowered, and at the same time it was re-
ported on deck that the ship was taking
water rapidly and would soon 60 down.
The scenes which followed this announce
ment were terrible. Shrieks, prayers,
groans and curses mingled with the voices
OF the officers giving orders and the cries
OF children clinging TO their mothers skirts
rendered still more heartrendIng the ter
rOr-laden shriekS OF the latter. The
officers displayed admirable GOODNESS and
remained on the bridge and other points OF
duty until the last, several of them being
provided with life belts, remaining until
the vessel settled and Ieapiag into the Sc.
2S She went down.
SHIPS came together, the Schoten was at
the bottom of the channel. All OF the pas
sengers and crew who had been fortunate
enough to procure life-belts, loated and
were picked up by the Edre'e boats, which
cruiscd around until four O'Clock next
morning. There is scarce one amoag the
rescued passengers Who does not mourn
the loss OF a wife, husband, brother, sister
or child, and in some cases only one mcuI-
Der of large family is known to have been
saved. The survivors were supplied with
clothing by the officers and crew Of the
Edre as lar as possible, and additional gar
ments were furnished to the unfortunales
upon their arrival at Dover.
The passengers accounts differ regard
ing the circumstances Of the coll sion, and
the reports of the officers OF the Scholteu
clash with those Of tho officers Of the Rosa
Mary. Some Of the passengers state that
the evenings merriment had ceased and
most OF the passengers had retired TO their
hunks, only few remaining In the saloon,
when a tremendous clash was heard on the
port bow. They say it was impossible that
the collision could have occurred by tue
SchOlten striking an anchored vessel.
According TO the latest statement there
were 2lO passengers on board the Schol-
ten, leaving 1872 drowned and missing. The
first mate and fourth engineer have beei
recognized among The dead. The Scholten
lies four miles from the admiralty pier.
Her three masts are visible and she is Ia {.
position dangerous to navigation and
buoy and lights have been placed on the
wreck. The Rosa Mary sustained extern
sive damage aud was only kept ancat by
her water-tght bulkheads.
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Rosa Mary was carryiu no side lights, but
was showing the usual masthead lights to
indicate tina. she was lying at anchor.
They steered straight down the channel,
leaving her sufficient room to pass Clear
When they drew near they found that she
was steaming ahead and making right on
TO them. They tried to signal her off, but
1t was too late; she struck the Schoiten on
the port bow, ripping Ut the plates for
some distance and exposing the interior.
The hole thus made extended below the
water line.
The officers of the Rosa Mary aver that
they were lying at anchor aud were run
into. They say that they did not weigh
anchor until moraing. 1t is reported that
the captain of the Rosa Mary denies the
statement that his vessel was in collision
with the w. A. Scholten. He AYERS that
the Rosa Mary was injured by a collision
with another vessel while lying at anchor
Captain Taal, Of the Scholteu, had only re-
Gently been appointed 10 the command OF
that vessel succeeding Captain Boajer
DIR. Ayme, of New YORK, the Scholten's
surgeon, is Of the opinion that the Rosa
Mary had just weighed anchor and that the
crew had forgotten to put up the side
lights. He says that many OF those saved
by tue Edre We're paralyzed by the cold and
were with difficulty resuscitated. When
he last saw Captain Taal he was stand NJ
on the bridge trying TO prevent the steer
age passengers from besieging the boats.
The break In the ship was aft OF the bulk
head and was eight feet wide. The un-
serviceable boats which were cut away
possibly foated when the steamer sank
Captain Taal had met with one or two mis-
haps before.
The Scholten was rated first-class and
was built at Clyde in 1874 Her net totl-
mage was LILO. She was owned by the
Netheriands-Amerlcan Steam Navigation
Company, Rotterdam corporation and
was valued at s25o,0J0. Her dimensions
were about 800 feet over all, 80 beam and
- depth. Her passenger accommodations
were 50 cabin, 40 intermediate aud 500
steerage. She sailed from Rotterdam Sat
urday and probably had miscellaneous
cargo OF dry goods, gin, herring, Rhein |
wine, etc There are five other vessels in |,
the fieet-the Zaandam, Scheidam, Leer-
Gam, Rotterdam and z. Calaud
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